The Doctrine of Reception Provides That

question 37

Multiple Choice

The doctrine of reception provides that:

• A)Where a territory is conquered or acquired the colonising power brings with it the laws of its home country.
• B)Where a territory is settled the laws of the original inhabitants remain in place.
• C)Where a territory is settled the territory is regarded as previously unoccupied and the settlers bring with them the laws of their home country.
• D)At the time of the colonisation of Australia the British settlers acknowledged the prior existence of Indigenous customary law.

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